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April 28, 2026 MIN t Unveils ‘Last Day,’ a Vulnerable Electronic Prelude to ‘Before The After’

MIN t Unveils ‘Last Day,’ a Vulnerable Electronic Prelude to ‘Before The After’

(MIN t / Image Credit: Wiktoria Rcyhlewski)

MIN t returns with ‘Last Day,’ released April 28 as the second single from her forthcoming album Before The After, out May 8. Now based in Berlin, the Polish-born producer and vocalist has built a formidable live reputation, supporting acts like HVOB, Angel Haze, Jess Glynne, and Vitalic, and performing over 300 shows at major festivals including Reeperbahn, Off Festival, Orange Warsaw, Open’er, and Y Not. Last autumn, she toured Europe alongside Saya Noé and OIEE, with stops in Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Warsaw, Wrocław, and Bochum. A Berklee College of Music alumna and the first Polish woman mentored by renowned engineer Susan Rogers, MIN t continues to carve out a distinct space in the electronic landscape.

Her 2021 album Shot To Pieces, co-produced with Leo Abrahams (Adele, Jon Hopkins, Brian Eno, Regina Spektor), marked a pivotal moment in her evolution. Classically trained from age seven in Wrocław, MIN t’s musical journey spans theatre, ballet, and a teenage immersion in jazz, electronic, pop, and soul. By sixteen, she was writing and performing in bands; by eighteen, she was self-producing in Ableton, forging a sound that resists genre boundaries and draws on influences from Aphex Twin and Autechre to Charli XCX, D’Angelo, FKA twigs, and Aretha Franklin.

Produced and mixed by MIN t, mastered by Conor Dalton, and co-written with her sister Patrycja Kubicz, ‘Last Day’ unfolds over swirling, breakbeat-inspired rhythms that avoid tipping into aggression. Drums ebb and flow beneath her silken vocals, lending weight to themes of mortality, destruction, and existential drift, yet imbuing them with a subtle sense of solace. The arrangement is carefully balanced: lyrics linger with the ennui of an ending both imminent and ongoing, while the production keeps the low end warm and the upper layers spacious, rendering the track intimate rather than catastrophic.

MIN t revealed: “The end of the world as we know it is approaching fast. Or maybe it’s already here? It’s easy to get lost in the flood of cruelty, disasters, and wars. They quickly become mundane, blending into one grotesque vision. Meanwhile, the illusion of comfort only serves as a reminder of our helplessness. The song ‘Last Day on Earth’ is about that very sense of boredom that refuses to fade, and about giving up the fight—even for one’s own survival.”

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January 29, 2026 Textbook Maneuver Caps Adrenaline Slip Era With ‘Murmur 3 Home (Radio Edit)’

Textbook Maneuver Caps Adrenaline Slip Era With ‘Murmur 3 Home (Radio Edit)’

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Textbook Maneuver has put out ‘Murmur 3 Home (Radio Edit)’, his latest single via Life Science Records and the first of 2026. Michael Keane, the Bronx-raised, New Jersey-based mind behind the project, has earned growing respect in experimental electronic and IDM circles, nearing 150,000 streams. Highlights include µ-Ziq reworking the title cut ‘Adrenaline Slip’ for Wonderland Magazine, alongside features in Magnetic Magazine, Illustrate Magazine, WWAM (We Write About Music), Music For All in Brazil, and Good Music Radar. The 2025 full-length Adrenaline Slip positioned him as a distinctive voice blending technical IDM with accessible ambient prog elements.

As a pianist with classical grounding and punk independence, Keane channels broad influences into the Textbook Maneuver sound, from Genesis’ ambitious Duke phase, Rush’s prog precision, and Gary Numan’s synth isolation to the textured indie-electronica of The Postal Service, U.N.K.L.E., and Phantogram. Listeners pick up parallels to Jon Hopkins’ dynamic builds and Nils Frahm’s restrained elegance, with clear debts to Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, and Aphex Twin that are all rooted in live improvisation and open-ended experimentation.

The new ‘Murmur 3 Home (Radio Edit)’ leaves behind recent colder palettes for something more open and ascending, constructed from twinkling pad layers, breathy synth lines, and flickering, propulsive rhythms. It traces a clear emotional route: initial euphoria, wandering curiosity, then gradual release into a soft, lingering close.

Textbook Maneuver told us: “‘Murmur 3 Home’ closes out the debut album, Adrenaline Slip, and is the coda to the unofficial ‘Space Trip’ suite. I composed this song while trying to imagine the feeling of what it must be like to be home after an overextended scientific journey into orbit. I feel it also works well for any conclusion of time away from loved ones due to work or tragedy. There is an element of joy, followed by relief, then just an emotional release upon fully realizing the trip is over, and then it just fades.”

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January 6, 2026 Jill Scott Announces To Whom This May Concern, Her First Album in Over a Decade

Jill Scott Announces To Whom This May Concern, Her First Album in Over a Decade

Jill Scott is gearing up for her return to music with To Whom This May Concern, scheduled to drop February 13. It’s been more than ten years since her last full-length, Woman in 2015, a stretch where the Philadelphia singer leaned into acting with roles in BET’s First Wives Club and the RZA-directed Love Beats Rhymes. Scott cut her teeth in the late-’90s spoken-word scene before Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson pulled her into the Soulquarians circle. Her debut Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 landed a Best R&B Album Grammy nomination in 2001, and she kept that momentum alive with a 2023 anniversary tour celebrating the record’s enduring pull.

The album lines up an eclectic guest list, bringing in Ab-Soul, J.I.D., Tierra Whack, and Too $hort for features that promise to bridge generations. On the production side, Om’Mas Keith lays down layered soul foundations, DJ Premier brings his signature sample chops and drum knocks, and Trombone Shorty injects brassy, live-wire energy.

Scott broke the news herself on Instagram, underscoring the communal effort behind the project. Jill Scott shared: “Finally my new album entitled TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN drops Feb. 13th!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE and THANK YOU for your patience and your listening ears.” In another post highlighting the lineup, she added: “Creating takes a village. I’m sharing my beautiful people most literally.” After years away, this feels like Scott stepping back into the center with purpose.

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November 19, 2025 Watch Jairic Go Full Duality in ‘Young, Old, Short & Tall’ Video

Watch Jairic Go Full Duality in ‘Young, Old, Short & Tall’ Video

Out now via Rich Air Music, Jairic‘s ‘Young, Old, Short & Tall‘ lands as the hard-hitting closer before his n = 40 EP hits December 5. The Detroit-raised, Cannes-based artist stays fully self-reliant—writing, rapping, and producing everything himself—which has stacked almost 2 million streams and earned props from Wonderland Magazine, NOTION, CLASH Magazine, EARMILK, and airplay on NPR Music. His palette mixes Nas-level wordplay and Wu-Tang density with Detroit rawness, funk grooves, ’60s rock punch, and moody film-score vibes, making him a natural pull for anyone locked into 21 Savage, Young Thug, Playboi Carti, or A$AP Mob territory.

Sonically, it grabs you quick with an earworm refrain, then Jairic’s precise, high-energy bars ride a beat that opens sharp and energetic before the distortion creeps in heavier, adding that chaotic swell under the finesse.

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The Bastien Leblanc-directed video steals the show though—Jairic owns a massive, extravagant mansion, dancing fluidly and firing off witty bars in opulent rooms that drip wealth. That polished excess slams against the track’s gritty core, visually mapping his journey from underground Detroit to European high society; the contrast feels intentional and loaded, every shot reinforcing the tension between street roots and current elevation in a way that elevates the whole release.

Jairic shared: “There are so many beautiful people in the world—and then there’s a ton of hate and doubt. Be strong. Keep forging and let the fire burn inside. There are a thousand reasons to stop—forget them.


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